Oh man, this is cool. (You've used Die Sister Die before, haven't you? That's one's a treasure trove of samples.)

This track has an amazing cinematic spread to it...energy and mood changes were great, you definitely ramped up the variation! The sparse ambience at the beginning set a great mood - the sample made it feel like eavesdropping. Loved how everything kicked in at 1:06. Definitely has something of a cop show feel - sort of a gritty crhome feel to it, all neon nights and reflections. Great lead melody running over everything. I really like the slowdown at 3:20 - I was hoping it would do something like that! Awesome.

Oh man, this is cool. (You've used Die Sister Die before, haven't you? That's one's a treasure trove of samples.) This track has an amazing cinematic spread to it...energy and mood changes were great, you definitely ramped up the variation! The sparse ambience at the beginning set a great mood - the sample made it feel like eavesdropping. Loved how everything kicked in at 1:06. Definitely has something of a cop show feel - sort of a gritty crhome feel to it, all neon nights and reflections. Great lead melody running over everything. I really like the slowdown at 3:20 - I was hoping it would do something like that! Awesome.

As soon as the vocals kicked in, I was like "Oh, I know who this is..." Hahahahaha... I mean, it helps that I had already listened to it just a few days ago, but still. Anyways, this continues to be awesome

As soon as the vocals kicked in, I was like "Oh, I know who this is..." Hahahahaha... I mean, it helps that I had already listened to it just a few days ago, but still. Anyways, this continues to be awesome =)

The night time crickets are honestly such a cool backing track and give this track the perfect vibe

The night time crickets are honestly such a cool backing track and give this track the perfect vibe

Tape wobble elevates the mood. Vibes.

Tape wobble elevates the mood. Vibes.

Great job! That's a huge bass patch you got there. And using the vocal samples and the field recordings really pads everything out nicely. It really feels like it took some time to put together, with all the different sections and tempo changes.

Great job! That's a huge bass patch you got there. And using the vocal samples and the field recordings really pads everything out nicely. It really feels like it took some time to put together, with all the different sections and tempo changes.

Yeah! Die Sister Die has kinda been my go-to for a few tracks. It's got a lot of almost poetic dialogue, a good mix of restrained and/or scenery-chewing acting that offer a lot of variety, and some dark subjects. I'd recommend a watch! It's rare that I have enough ideas to keep a track interesting. I usually want to throw all the themes at the wall, all at once. For this one I deliberately tried stretching things out to give the track room to breathe. That's not easy!!

Ha ha thanks! Yeah, as soon as the Die Sister Die quotes show up, you know it's me

Thank you - I heard them outside my open window when I sat down to start, and decided they had to be in the track.

The tape wobble was a combination of built into the sample and an artifact of the xfade/loop to make the short-ish sample sustain longer. It sounded horrible in all the right ways!

I can't take credit for the amazing bass patch - that's Nullsleep's Reflex-Bass patch and it's amazing!

[quote=Paisleyfrog]Oh man, this is cool. (You've used Die Sister Die before, haven't you? That's one's a treasure trove of samples.) This track has an amazing cinematic spread to it...energy and mood changes were great, you definitely ramped up the variation! The sparse ambience at the beginning set a great mood - the sample made it feel like eavesdropping. Loved how everything kicked in at 1:06. Definitely has something of a cop show feel - sort of a gritty crhome feel to it, all neon nights and reflections. Great lead melody running over everything. I really like the slowdown at 3:20 - I was hoping it would do something like that! Awesome.[/quote] Yeah! Die Sister Die has kinda been my go-to for a few tracks. It's got a lot of almost poetic dialogue, a good mix of restrained and/or scenery-chewing acting that offer a lot of variety, and some dark subjects. I'd recommend a watch! It's rare that I have enough ideas to keep a track interesting. I usually want to throw all the themes at the wall, all at once. For this one I deliberately tried stretching things out to give the track room to breathe. That's not easy!! [quote=jegasus]As soon as the vocals kicked in, I was like "Oh, I know who this is..." Hahahahaha... I mean, it helps that I had already listened to it just a few days ago, but still. Anyways, this continues to be awesome =)[/quote] Ha ha thanks! Yeah, as soon as the Die Sister Die quotes show up, you know it's me :) [quote=Nik Novo]The night time crickets are honestly such a cool backing track and give this track the perfect vibe[/quote] Thank you - I heard them outside my open window when I sat down to start, and decided they had to be in the track. [quote=jimmac]Tape wobble elevates the mood. Vibes.[/quote] The tape wobble was a combination of built into the sample and an artifact of the xfade/loop to make the short-ish sample sustain longer. It sounded horrible in all the right ways! [quote=LeBernd]Great job! That's a huge bass patch you got there. And using the vocal samples and the field recordings really pads everything out nicely. It really feels like it took some time to put together, with all the different sections and tempo changes.[/quote] I can't take credit for the amazing bass patch - that's Nullsleep's Reflex-Bass patch and it's amazing!

I'm deep into my '80s dive myself, so I just love this work. Such a Carpenterian soundtrack, very moody and effective for how minimal it is in the first minute. And then the beat kicks in, maybe a chase sequence? The finale with the distorted pseudo-guitars is my favorite. Nice job!

Nitpick: you need a gated reverb, this long tail creates almost too large of a space compared to the dry synths.

I'm deep into my '80s dive myself, so I just love this work. Such a Carpenterian soundtrack, very moody and effective for how minimal it is in the first minute. And then the beat kicks in, maybe a chase sequence? The finale with the distorted pseudo-guitars is my favorite. Nice job! Nitpick: you need a gated reverb, this long tail creates almost too large of a space compared to the dry synths.

Cute. Some nice twee moments.

Cute. Some nice twee moments.

here for the crickets!
really cool track, lots of tasty details

here for the crickets! really cool track, lots of tasty details